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An offshore drilling vessel operating in the Atlantic Ocean to extract core samples from the continental shelf.

An “underground sea” of fresh water has been discovered beneath the Atlantic Ocean, so large that it could supply New York City for 800 years

April 8, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Close-up of a person using a nasal spray linked to research on a universal vaccine for respiratory infections and allergies

Goodbye to seasonal viruses as we know them: the first universal vaccine against respiratory infections and allergies is now closer than ever

April 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Illustration of human and Neanderthal DNA comparison highlighting missing segments on the X chromosome

We carry Neanderthal DNA… except where it matters most

April 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
An archaeological excavation of a medieval Golden Horde mausoleum in Kazakhstan where elite Mongol DNA was recently discovered.

Human DNA reopens the last great mystery of Genghis Khan, and what scientists have discovered could change everything we thought we knew about his descendants

April 7, 2026 at 6:30 AM
China’s 2-watt satellite laser transmits gigabit-speed data to an Earth telescope during a space-to-ground test

China has just achieved an extraordinary feat: a laser with a power output of just 2 watts has transmitted data at a speed of 1 gigabit per second from a distance of 36,705 kilometers to Earth

April 7, 2026 at 3:39 AM
A 3D scientific simulation showing Earth's magnetic field being stretched by solar wind into a long tail that envelops the Moon.

The Moon could harbor a gigantic chemical archive of the early Earth

April 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A laboratory technician holding a petri dish containing a culture of drug-resistant Salmonella Typhi bacteria.

Typhoid fever seemed to be a thing of the past… but a “super strain” is learning to evade almost all antibiotics

April 6, 2026 at 8:45 AM
A colorful scientific chart showing the overlapping thermal performance curves of various species, including insects, fish, and plants, all following a similar bell-shaped path.

Scientists claim to have discovered a universal rule that “links” evolution and works in the same way in bacteria, plants, reptiles, fish, and insects

April 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
For years, no one knew what those strange clay “chimneys” protruding from the ground in the Amazon were for, until a study published on February 23, 2026, came up with an answer that was as simple as it was brilliant

For years, no one knew what those strange clay “chimneys” protruding from the ground in the Amazon were for, until a study published on February 23, 2026, came up with an answer that was as simple as it was brilliant

April 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Researchers extracting a vertical ice core sample from the frozen floor of a Romanian cave for microbial analysis.

A 5,000-year-old bacterium awakens from the ice in a cave in Romania, revealing something disturbing: it was already resistant to antibiotics still used today to treat serious infections

April 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
A close-up of an iced diet soda glass next to a bowl of artificial sweetener packets on a wooden table.

You swap sugar for “zero” sweeteners thinking it’s better… and this study suggests an unexpected effect on memory

April 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A digital recreation of a Neanderthal and a modern human standing side-by-side, representing the genetic blending of the two lineages.

It is possible that Neanderthals did not “die out”… they mixed with us until they became invisible

April 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A high-resolution close-up of a dark, carbon-rich rocky sample from asteroid Bennu held in a NASA laboratory setting.

Samples from the asteroid Bennu force us to rethink the origin of life: NASA finds key compounds in rocks over 4.5 billion years old

April 4, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Bright slope lineae on Mercury detected in NASA MESSENGER images, suggesting recent geological activity on the planet’s crater walls.

For decades, Mercury had been considered a “dead” planet, but a study has just changed that idea. NASA has detected bright structures that point to current geological activity

April 4, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Scientist conducting high-pressure laboratory experiment simulating Earth’s core conditions to study hydrogen and water origins

A discovery in the Earth’s core casts doubt on the origin of much of the planet’s water and forces us to rethink what we knew about the formation of the oceans

April 3, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS showing its nucleus and gas plume with unusual methane and carbon dioxide composition.

The more 3I/ATLAS is observed, the stranger it becomes. It now measures 2.6 km and its composition baffles even the experts

April 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Mars atmosphere showing a dust storm lifting water vapor high above the surface in a scientific visualization

Scientists detected a “sudden burst” of vapor on Mars, and what is disturbing is that it occurred when the water was supposed to be “safe” underground

April 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Whole onion beside a glass bowl of baking soda on a wooden table, ingredients often used in homemade insect bait

It’s not magic or witchcraft, it’s home chemistry that explains why onions and baking soda are used as “bait” and why insects are so attracted to them

April 1, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Microscope images of Diplolaimelloides woaabi, the newly identified worm species discovered in Utah’s Great Salt Lake

A tectonic plate that had been “dead” for 200 million years has just reappeared beneath western North America, and scientists say it could be increasing seismic risk without anyone noticing

April 1, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Illustration of Sagittarius A at the center of the Milky Way, the massive object long believed to be a supermassive black hole.

In 1974, we confirmed that Sagittarius A was a black hole with a mass of 4 million suns, but now a study suggests that it may never have been one, and a technical detail will decide whether Hawking was right or wrong

March 31, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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